When it comes to beating breast cancer, everyone agrees: the best way to combat the disease is with early diagnosis via routine mammography. There is also agreement that the quality of the mammography image must always be a primary consideration and
By Don M. Parker, President of Sonultra Corporation
In February 2007, the 75th president of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), Dr. James H. Beaty, was inducted into office. 12 months on, EHM is keen to find out what have been the highlights of his presidential year – and whether he would have liked to achieve more.
Radiology decision support systems, believe Dr. Keith Dreyer and Dr. Jeffrey B. Weilburg, help physicians to improve quality and reduce cost of patient care. In the future, Dreyer and Weilburg predict, the technology will become more and more commercialized and accepted throughout the 5747 hospitals in the US. But what are some of the implementation challenges? EHM found out more.
A centralized approach to using ultrasound equipment, says Dr. Barry Goldberg, has increased efficiency and reduced cost at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.